About

Known credits:
61
Birthday:
1907-10-26
Place of birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
Website:
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Buddy Messinger

Overview

Buddy Messinger (born Melvin Joseph Messinger; 26 October 1907 – 25 October 1965) was an American actor who was cast in substantial roles in dozens of films during the silent film era. He began his career as a jovial chubby child actor. With the advent of sound films he was relegated mostly to bit parts.

Known for

Acting
1944 Crime by Night Actor Bellboy (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 The Affairs of Martha Actor Butcher Boy (uncredited) 58
Average
1942 Brooklyn Orchid Actor Bellhop with Flowers N/A
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1941 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby Actor Reporter 58
Average
1941 Hold Back the Dawn Actor Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Citizen Kane Actor Man at Boat Dock (uncredited) 78
Good
1940 Love Thy Neighbor Actor Elevator Boy 59
Average
1940 Keeping Company Actor Basketball Ticket Boy 59
Average
1940 Hullabaloo Actor Third Page 59
Average
1940 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Actor Elevator Boy (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 Turnabout Actor Elevator Boy (uncredited) 58
Average
1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter Actor Reporter 58
Average
1939 Fast and Furious Actor First Elevator Boy (uncredited) 58
Average
1939 Sergeant Madden Actor Hospital Clerk 58
Average
1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again Actor Rance 59
Average
1939 Fast and Loose Actor Clerk (uncredited) 58
Average
1939 Idiot's Delight Actor Usher 58
Average
1939 Four Girls in White Actor Messenger 58
Average
1938 The Shining Hour Actor Elevator Operator (uncredited) 59
Average
1938 Hold That Kiss Actor Theatre Usher 58
Average
1937 Midnight Madonna Actor Messenger N/A
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1937 Wings Over Honolulu Actor Boy 58
Average
1936 College Holiday Actor Dancer 59
Average
1936 Libeled Lady Actor Elevator Operator (uncredited) 61
Fair
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy Actor Elevator Operator 58
Average
1936 Three of a Kind Actor Bellhop 58
Average
1936 Modern Times Actor Cigar Counterman (uncredited) 80
Very good
1936 An All American Toothache Actor (uncredited) N/A
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1933 Stage Mother Actor Fellow in Third Row 58
Average
1933 Keyhole Katie Actor N/A
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1930 Cheer Up and Smile Actor Donald N/A
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1929 Hot Stuff Actor Tuffy N/A
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1928 A Lady of Chance Actor Hank 58
Average
1927 Dumb-Belles Actor 59
Average
1927 A Sorority Mixup Actor N/A
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1926 Monkeys Prefer Blondes Actor N/A
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1924 What an Eye Actor Buddy - the Office Boy N/A
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1924 Young Ideas Actor Bob Lowden N/A
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1924 The Whispered Name Actor The Office Boy N/A
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1923 Penrod and Sam Actor Rodney Bitts 58
Average
1923 Abysmal Brute Actor Buddy Sangster N/A
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1923 A Howling Success Actor N/A
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1922 The Flirt Actor Hedrick Madison N/A
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1922 When Love Comes Actor Coleridge Twin N/A
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1922 Shadows Actor 'Mr. Bad Boy' 58
Average
1921 The Old Nest Actor Jim at 10 N/A
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1921 Edgar, the Detective Actor Freddie Littlefield N/A
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1921 Edgar's Feast Day Actor N/A
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1921 Edgar's Country Cousin Actor Freddie Littlefield N/A
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1920 Edgar's Little Saw Actor Freddie Littlefield N/A
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1920 Edgar Camps Out Actor Freddie Littlefield N/A
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1920 Edgar Takes the Cake Actor Freddy Littlefield N/A
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1920 Edgar's Jonah Day Actor Freddy Littlefield N/A
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1920 Edgar's Hamlet Actor Freddy Littlefield N/A
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1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet Actor Freddy Littlefield N/A
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1919 Jinx Actor Orphan N/A
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1919 The Hoodlum Actor Dish Lowry 59
Average
1918 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Actor Kasim Baba N/A
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1917 Treasure Island Actor Captain Smolett 58
Average
1917 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp Actor Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit 58
Average
Edgar's Sunday Courtship Actor Freddy Littlefield N/A
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